Question

A boy scout has 4 meters of rope. He cuts the rope into cords 3/5 m long. How many cords will he make?

Answer 1

Original length of the rope = 4m

Size of each piece = 3/5 m.

No of cords of same size formed will be

$4 \div \frac{3}{5} \\ = 4 \times \frac{5}{3} \\ = \frac{20}{3} \\ = 6 \frac{2}{3}$

$Therefore \: the \: person \: will \: make \: \: 6 \frac{2}{3 \: } cords.$